In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Some people in the seventeenth century became pahi-kashta out of choice.

Reason: They became pahi kashta when the terms of revenue in a distant village were more favourable.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The correct answer is Option 1 - Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Assertion: Some people in the seventeenth century became pahi-kashta out of choice. (Correct)

Reason: They became pahi kashta when the terms of revenue in a distant village were more favourable. (Correct)

The reason is a valid explanation for the assertion. It provides a clear and logical justification for why someone might voluntarily choose to become a pahi-kashta. The pursuit of better economic opportunities is a common human motivation, and the availability of more favorable revenue terms in a distant village could have been a compelling factor for individuals in the 17th century.

Sources of the seventeenth century refer to two kinds of peasants – khud-kashta and pahi-kashta. The former were residents of the village in which they held their lands. The latter were non-resident cultivators who belonged to some other village, but cultivated lands elsewhere on a contractual basis. People became pahi-kashta either out of choice – for example, when terms of revenue in a distant village were more favourable – or out of compulsion – for example, forced by economic distress after a famine. In the seventeenth-century people became pahi-kashta either out of choice – for example, when terms of revenue in a distant village were more favorable – or out of compulsion – for example, forced by economic distress after a famine.